Much talk of paper stock in #Genji21:
“It was written on purple paper in a bold script, & a spray of wisteria was attached to it.”
“Her answer was written on a blue diapered paper in a boldly varied hand, heavy & light strokes being dashed in with an almost cursive sweep”
“the appearance of the note greatly delighted her. It was on a greenish paper, very thin & fine, laid down on a stout backing.”
(Makes me want to browse in a paper supply shop.)
Lindy @Daisey @llwheeler @bianca @saresmoore @bookandcat @mhillis @SoniaC @batsy @KathyR @TheWordJar @Faibka @RachelO @CindyMyLifeIsLit Any paper aficionados among you? 6y
Tanisha_A Diapered paper, the name is funny. I will have to look up what is that. 6y
bookandcat @Lindy I do love paper but I tend to purchase blank notebooks more. My paper love comes more into the love of certain paper in books - feel and smell and whatnot. 6y
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batsy I love the focus on paperstock and colour, too! #papernerd @Tanisha_A I've not heard of diapered paper, either. In the Washburn translation: "His Gosechi lady had chosen paper appropriate to the season for her reply—blue with printed designs of plants that matched the vestments of the maidens of the dance." The paper nerd in me swoons ? 6y
batsy On the green paper: "Written on thin green paper that matched the color of the coral evergreen garland she had worn for the Gosechi dance, it was stylishly bundled with other sheets of various colors". I'm thinking of contemporary Japanese stationery and the attention to detail in a lot of their products, too ... I'm always like ?? whenever I peruse the stationery aisles in our local Kinokuniya. 6y
mhillis This is so lovely!! But I‘m so far behind right now!! 6y
saresmoore Thank you for sharing Washburn‘s translation, @batsy! These paper and fabric descriptions are so lovely. The poetry, layered silk, and even letters inspired by nature—all of it infused with color that speaks a language of its own—it really breathes life into the story and, I think, serves to reinforce the ethereal & ephemeral themes. 6y
Lindy @Tanisha_A @batsy I had to look up the meaning. Diapered paper has a repeating geometric or floral pattern. The usages of the term that I found online were for wallpaper and bookbinding materials. 6y
Tanisha_A @batsy I join you in the swooning for #paperlove. 6y
Tanisha_A @batsy Wow! I'd love to visit a Japanese stationery shop. We have a strange yet interesting bucket list, should I say. 6y
Tanisha_A @Lindy @batsy Ah! Interesting. Now I feel like reading this tome, you girls. 😶 6y
batsy @Lindy Thank you for the explanation! @Tanisha_A I'm loving our bucket list. I simply *must* visit Japan one day 💕 6y
Lindy @Tanisha_A @batsy I‘m planning to visit Itoya stationery when I‘m in Tokyo. It was recommended by @sisilia - https://livejapan.com/en/in-ginza/article-a0001536/ 6y
Tanisha_A @batsy Yesss, one day! 🤞💗 @Lindy Wow! When do you go? 6y
batsy @Lindy Ooooh 😍😍 6y
Lindy @Tanisha_A You are welcome to join our group read, although it will be a challenge to catch up. We are doing one chapter a day, which brings us to chapter 22 today. In my Penguin Deluxe edition, I‘m at page 407 this morning. (edited) 6y
Lindy @Tanisha_A I leave for Japan on March 5 and I will be there for 2 weeks, travelling with my friend @KathyR . We will get together with @shawnmooney while we are in Tokyo. 😊 6y
Lindy @batsy @saresmoore @Tanisha_A In looking into diapered paper, I learned there was a time when ceilings with a central decorative boss were considered unsightly: “The removal of that baneful excrescence, the central “rose”—and it must be removed if any artistic peace is to be enjoyed by the inmates of the room—will frequently cause such damage to the surface of the ceiling that no choice is left but to paper the entire area.” 6y
Tanisha_A @Lindy Aw! Thank you for the invitation. I would have loved to had I not been reading a tome (GWtW) already and another book. But I am certainly going to try reading it in this lifetime. 💕 6y
Tanisha_A Have a lovely time in Japan. I will be looking out for pictures! 6y
Lindy @Tanisha_A Thanks for the good wishes. I will definitely be doing bookish things and posting about them from Japan. 😊 6y
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